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Analog cellular phones and networks were designed with minimal security which soon turned out to be insufficient. The GSM system provides solutions to a few important aspects of security: subscriber...
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In the context of utility telecom networks, security and reliability issues appear at essentially all major layers of the networking model. From application-layer viruses, "Back-Door" user log-ins, and firewall breaches,...
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This article explores how a Security Risk Management (SRM) approach can protect your company from the most severe threats to critical IT systems and operational processes. In turn, this...
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Each year, Medical Transportation Management, Inc. (MTM), provides non-emergency transportation services to 12 million patients in 12 states. But as you might imagine, there's a huge call volume to be...
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When discussing information security, the phrase 'defense in depth' describes the principle of not depending upon one mechanism or practice to secure a system. With messaging security, you must also...
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This article explores how a Security Risk Management (SRM) approach can protect your company from the most severe threats to critical IT systems and operational processes. In turn, this...
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When discussing information security, the phrase 'defense in depth' describes the principle of not depending upon one mechanism or practice to secure a system. With messaging security, you must also...
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Expanding regulatory compliance and heightened security means companies must adopt a strategic approach to security risk management. By doing so, organizations can reduce their risks of non-compliance and increase...
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When discussing information security, the phrase 'defense in depth' describes the principle of not depending upon one mechanism or practice to secure a system. With messaging security, you must also...
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This case study discusses the success of HealthSouth's use of McAfee Preventsys security risk management solutions for an enterprise deployment in its corporate data center, spanning across 50,000 nodes. Timely...
Stateful inspection of inbound vulnerabilities is not Check Point's or NetScreen's main focus," he said. Browser-based security threats are on the rise and may pose the next significant risk to information technology operations, according to a...
In early June, Kuperus found a website that used two previously unknown vulnerabilities, plus the recently patched one, to install adware on victims' computers. It had originally been considered minor, but the flaw is significant because it can be...
While Skype is addressing the vulnerabilities in its software, several potential threats remain and, according to industry experts, they pose too much of a risk for businesses to condone its use. Also, Skype has had several vulnerabilities...
It needs to be systematic - analysing threats, the vulnerabilities they might exploit, the likelihood of this occurring and what the potential impact is. Businesses have started to realise understanding risk isn't just about working out what...
That approach entails identifying and analysing real threats to the organisation. That makes it easier to protect because then you know where it is. In reality, good security requires fundamental organisational change, says Danny Bradbury
Tony Lock, programme director at analyst Freeform Dynamics, says: "Without this information and without keeping this information up to date, because it changes rapidly, it's very hard for the organisation to understand what security policies [an...